Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3136, James Dunlap, Continental (Mass)

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Continental (Mass.) Dunlap, James R. 3136 Elizabeth
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6069.
Maine
James Dunlap private
Massachusetts line - 1 year. in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of Jan'y 1819 and del. d R.C. Fox
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1810 4 mos 24/30 — 38. 40 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 40. 00
$86.40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Litchfield,

Ms. A. 9. 2. 20 Sent to A. C. Vose, Sept 19. 1820

I, Samuel Dunlap, of Litchfield in the county of Kennebec & State of Maine, aged fifty four years do upon oath depose & say, that I am a child of James Dunlap, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, under the Act of March 18. 1818 - and of Elizabeth Dunlap his wife; - That my father lived in Litchfield above mentioned at the time of his decease, when his widow still resides; - They lived together as husband & wife from my earliest recollection, & brought up a family of ten children; My mother's name before her marriage was Elizabeth Potter, or as it was, and still is sometimes called, Betsy Potter; - My father the said James Dunlap died on the 28 th day October 1841, - and my mother the said Elizabeth Potter has remained unmarried ever since his decease. -
Samuel L. Dunlap
State of Maine Kennebec County ss.
Subscribed & sworn to this 27 th day of March A.D. 1843 - Before me, "28 th day of October 1841" printed
Ernest P. Duttell, Justice of the Peace I certify that Samuel Dunlap, above mentioned is a credible person. E. P. Duttell, Justice Peace

State of Maine
Kennebec ss. I the undersigned clerk of the Sup. Courts for said county of Kennebec, do certify that Erastus Bartlett is a Justice of the Peace for the county Kennebec, and that John H. Thompson is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Lincoln. I further certify that the signatures affixed to the papers hereto annexed and purporting to be the signatures of said Bartlett & Thompson are genuine. Witness my hand & the seal of the Sup. Jud. Court, this fifteenth day of April March Anno Domini 1843.
J. R. Nichols

James Dunlap
James Dunlap. Litchfield Lincoln County. W. Col. Phinney Mass. Reg. 1777. 1 year --
April 11. 1818.
Phinney's Rep. on the Continental establishment
Admitted

James Dunlap. Litchfield Lincoln County, N. H. Phinney Mass. Reg. 1777. 1 year --
April 11. 1818.
Phinney's Dept. on the Continental establishment
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I James Dunlap, aged Sixty Six Years, a citizen of the United States born in Topsham in the District of Maine, now resident of Litchfield in said District of Maine. Upon Oath depose and say that I enlisted January 1. 1776. for the period of one year, into the United States Army during the revolutionary War, upon the Continental establishment into the company commanded by Col. Rice, and regiment by Col. Phinney. I fully served the period of my enlistment and was verbally discharged by permission of my Officer at West Point. January 1777. this was my last continental service. From my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support - I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever I request, that I may be placed upon the pension list of the District of Maine.
James D. Dunlap
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lincoln J.
On the eleventh day of April A.D. 1818, James Dunlap above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him submitted.
Before me,
Nathan Weston Esq. Chief Justice of Court for Plus, Second Eastern Circuit

Nov. twenty sixth seventeen hundred and eighty two James Dunlap & Elizabeth Potter were married by me John Merrill Esq.
I certify the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of James Dunlap and Elizabeth Potter from the records of the town of Topsham, in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in faint legible figures as follows, viz Nov 26. 1782: James Dunlap & Elizabeth Potter were married by me John Merrill Esq."
B. T. Bicknell
Town clerk
I B. T. Bicknell above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of town clerk, for the town of Topsham in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, and that the above is a true extract from the records of the said town with the exception above named as certified by me B. T. Bicknell, Town clerk
State of Maine
County of Lincoln S.S. On the tenth day of April 1843 personally appeared B. T. Bicknell, above named and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed, before me.
John H. Thompson, Justice of the Peace

No 43' 463 James Dinnlap 6069
Lincoln County March 1879 Con
Declaration is to be made in the Court of the County where the declarant resides.
Robert C. Vose Augusta Maine

A true Copy
Stearns — John Davis Jr.
No. 2

Copy
State of Maine.
463
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty second day of June , 1820, personally appeared before me in open Court before Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, James Dunlap aged  sixty eight years, resident in Waltham in the County of Lincoln within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain  Rice of York and Regiment commanded by Colonel Phinney of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of one year
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the  first day of April 1818; that he is now on the Pension  Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6,069 . And I, the said James  Dunlap do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
James Dunlap.
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: one log hut on the land of another of the value of five dollars. My household furniture, besides my necessary bedding worth not more than two dollars. One axe of the value of one dollar. Previous to my receiving my pension, I was supported by the town of Gardiner. I have no debts due me that can be collected, and owe as much as ninety dollars. My income is nothing. I have no trade and am totally unable to labor. My family consists of myself, my wife Elizabeth aged sixty two, also unable to labor, and my daughter also aged twenty four years. Except the foregoing I have no estate or income whatever besides my necessary clothing and bedding.
James Dunlap
Subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the twenty second day of June, 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Jr G. 66 C Pleas
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original on file in my office. Nat. Coffin Clerk

X 8923 Elizabeth Dunlap. me.
Act 7. July 38
m 82. d 41.
Battle 25 No 1. enlisted 21 July 76. for 1 yr. deserted 22 Aug 76 -
Geo W Morton Augusta Maine.

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." And An Act to Amend the same approved August 28, 1842.
STATE OF MAINE.
Wennebec
County, ss.
On this 27 th day of March A. D., 1843 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of Wennebec, in Open Court, it being a Court of Record
Elizabeth Dunlap
a resident of Litchfield, in the County of Wennebec and State of Maine, aged Eighty five years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the And widow of An Act to amend the same approved August 28, 1842; — That she is the widow of Samuel Dunlap, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18, 1818, that he received his pension at the Agency in Portland, Maine (and was paid up to Sept 5 th , 1841) That she received the pension as his widow from the 4 th of Sept. 1841 to the 18 th of October 1841, the day of his death; — She refers, for proof of his service, to the evidence furnished by her husband in support of his claim to a pension under the above mentioned Act, supposed to be in possession of the War Department.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Samuel Dunlap on the not recollected day of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, or two; that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Dunlap died on the twenty eighth day of October A. D. 1841 at Litchfield, Me; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. at the time above stated. That she was married to the said Samuel Dunlap in Sops ham Me, & that her maiden name was Elizabeth Potter, that her husband died on the 28 th October 1841 — at the age of Elizabeth Dunlap
Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me
"28 th day of October 1841," first inserted as the date of his death. — Williams Simmons Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Wennebec.

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec ss.
I the subscriber Register of Probate for said County hereby CERTIFY, That the Hon. Williams Emmons before whom the proceedings were had, is the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County I also CERTIFY, That the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Elisabeth Dunlap for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this Twenty Seventh day of March A. D., 1843.
Francis Davis. Register of Probate Kennebec County Maine

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
3136 am
P. O. Elizabeth Ounlaft Service: widow of James
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18 REJECTED.
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
35269
35269
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

K
8923 Rejected
3136
let to G. M. Martin May 24 1843
act 7 July 1838

State of Maine.
I Nathl. Coffin Clerk, for the County of Lincoln of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Ken- nebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court ; and that the original was exhibited in open Court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is
Eight → dollars and  not  cents, and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is  dollars and Cents
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this thirtieth day of August 1820.
Nathl. Coffin Clerk of said Court for the County of Lincoln

I. John Dunlap of Topsham in the County of Lincoln aged sixty four years testify and say that in Jan. 1776 I enlisted was a Soldier in a company commanded by Capt. York, and that James Dunlap enlisted at the same time that we marched to Cambridge near Boston, and there we immediately enlisted in the Continental service for one year; and I served as a Soldier during the year for which I enlisted - and that James Dunlap served over nine months in said Yorks company. The regiment was commanded by Col. Fanny - and
JOHN DUNLAP
Cumberland Co. Brunswick June 25. 1818.
Then the aforesaid John Dunlap personally appeared and after being cautioned and examined, testified that the above deposition by him subscribed contained the truth and nothing but the truth - before Robt. D. Dunning Justice of the peace
I. Sam. Eaton of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland aged sixty three years testify and say that in Jan. 1776. I enlisted as a Soldier in a company commanded by Capt. York and that James Dunlap enlisted at the same time, that we immediately marched to Cambridge near Boston and there we enlisted for one year in the Continental service. That I served the whole time for which I enlisted and that James Dunlap served nine months more and was then taken sick - our Capt. name was York. and the Regiment was commanded by Col. Fanny -
SAMUEL EATON
Cumberland Co. Brunswick June 25. 1818.
Then the above named Sam. Eaton personally appeared and after being examined cautioned and sworn testified that the above deposition by him subscribed contained the truth and nothing but the truth before Robert D. Dunning Justice of the peace
Robert D. Dunning Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland, and I am satisfied with the above testimony. Nathan Weston Esq.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that James Durlap, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Litchfield, in the said County of Lincoln, in the District of Maine, on the eleventh day of April, A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston Esq. C. Just. C. C. C. Phoebe E. C. Just.
21 Feb - 76. 22 Aug 76 -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand :
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this Nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen  J. M. DAVIS

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dunlap, James GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3070 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 12, 1795
to James A. Neal, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.